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Director Michael Roemer’s Eye, at Once Deeply Compassionate and Resolutely Hands-Off, on Display at Film Forum
Roemer’s ‘Pilgrim, Farewell,’ starring Christopher Lloyd of ‘Taxi’ fame, will be undergoing a week-long revival in correspondence with his 1976 documentary, ‘Dying.’
‘Eat the Night’ May Have Its Naysayers, but the Journey Is a Likeable One
Those who pine for the insouciant grit of American films from the 1970s will find it in Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s second film — and, irony of ironies, it comes courtesy of the French.
A Fascinating Experiment, Director Robert Wiene’s ‘Raskolnikov’ Gets Its North American Premiere After 102 Years
Wiene’s adaptation of Feodor Dostoevsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ is a centerpiece of a series at the Museum of Modern Art, ‘To Save and Project: The 21st Annual International Festival of Film Preservation.’
Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ Is Centerpiece of Film Forum Series on Worries About the Threat Posed by Technology
‘A.I. From Metropolis To Ex Machina … or, How the Movies Have Been Warning Us for Nearly 100 Years’ is a selection of three-dozen films that, one hopes, maintains its status as a warning instead of a prophecy.
Where Does ‘Mr. Deeds Goes To Town’ Fit in the Frank Capra Pantheon?
Film Forum gives the picture pride of place as it celebrates the director in conjunction with the New York City premiere of Matthew Wells’s documentary, ‘Frank Capra: Mr. America.’
‘Santosh’ Ventures Along Well-Trod Ground, but Director Sandhya Suri Makes the Journey Well Worth It
Some have pegged Suri’s film as a ‘fiercely feminist empowerment saga,’ and they aren’t wrong. Yet the description sells short the range of complexities touched upon in this debut feature.
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